Pinyin "yan3"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "yan3" is split up into two parts: "y" and "an3". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.
Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "y"
Y is for Maud Younger.
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "an3"
In the anthill's living room.
Characters pronounced yan3
"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc
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eye / small hole / crux (of a matter) / CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1] / classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)
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to spread out / to develop / to overflow / to amplify / superfluous
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to develop / to evolve / to practice / to perform / to play / to act
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surname Yan
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suddenly / abruptly / hastily / to cover / to surround
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to cover up; to conceal / to close (a door, book etc) / (coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid / (literary) to launch a surprise attack
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to cover up / to close / to surprise
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to hide, to secrete, to repress / to bend
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surname Yan
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to lie supine / to stop / to fall down
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gem / glitter of gems
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see 兗州|兖州[Yan3 zhou1]
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majestic / dignified
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to have a nightmare
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